Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-11-04

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ING W ri4plf1 RsNTs

! A Zeal Estate man GtySf ii FcW Points
/ q the snhjeet m 1on.e Hunting
cranks-aIsthods OF PIE profesaional
Reat--ts .amlles.
/ y have just fnished reading. an ayticle on
scnliuus freaks Of curious people 7 said q
Slowii town real estate man Us he laiil aside
copy OF an English magazine, shut II the
writer would spend q few days in my bust
ness no ceGid find Inaterial for an interesting
/ article ON curious freaks Of common people
Scarcely a day passes but some Individual
co,nes into riy office who betrays eccentric
lily OF character and notions. Very few peo-
| pie ofysense ut this season of the year
unless necessity compels them to dose. a "a
consequence the variety of house. hum, .lg
freaks is not as great as in the spring, yet for
| extreme peculiarties this time of the year
affords the best opportunity to observe them"
Excuse Inc, but there is a lady outside in
quiring for you, sir" interrupted the real
estate mans red bristled clerk, as he intruded
his nose aud one eye into the private office.
| "Who is it2 Miss S--p questioned the
portly manipulation of leases, with M anxious
expression. i
"Wait about two minutes and tell her am
at leisure" said the merchant, slowly, after a
short pause. Then, turning to his first visitor,
he remarked: s.
I III you would like the opportunity to get
few points Oh the subject Of cranks here is a
good chance. This lady has the misfortune
to be afflicted with chronic dissatisfaction.
She has hired houses through me for the past
ten years. and tho longest she has ever occu-
pied any one abode, believe, Is eight months.
! She * SJiter St,,1D 1ytll l,n met
take a chair ut that desk behind the screen
! and you can l:cnr what size says"
! NEVER SATISFIED.
! moment later fashjonably dressed lady
OF perhaps 40 years ii, feature and Is in attire
entered the room.
! "Good morning., colonel' was her opening
remark, and Nisi'"us waiting for a return OF
: tho greeting she ratified On: "I am so glad to
find you in; was drea,ifully worried for fear
y~sl should be absent" and she fitted herself
snugly into the ;,i%lcs of q sedan chair Il
want another house. and I want it imne,!i-
ately. Hou know what need, colonel, so it
is unnecessary for me to explain. The house
| You secured for Inc is overrun with reaches
the furnace is cut Of repair, it is too far from
! the horse cars AMI i'll q ,lyeudfully unfashion
0oo ncig:bor!sood. ! have nearly frozen for
four weeks, no'y, aud my mouth is up on
| Tuesday. | must havo another house by
! then. have lone nothing but move move,
move for years, aud have not found house
worth living i'll yet. 1 am not at all particu-
Jar, as you know, only will not pay at oil
cXorbitant rates Or put up with anything
o!uer THAI all tile latest modern cony enc fences
! Or i've IN my but un elite ueighborhooI, and
Oh, forgot; this time be careful there are
no dogs next door. Ny nlustitf is under the
! Gnrrors caro- through Mrs. Moneton's little,
insignificant thrcc-pound black and tan ter
rIer having bitten him III tue hose That's ali,
Only remember want the house b. tuesday.
''"Ht morning, cor!:l.'
And she '.rosc from. her chair with snap,
hHhAod l!er heal mechanically at tho real
estate man, ana STROBE from Lie office with
srena'iie: gait all out Of keeping with her
girlis&l costume
w hew!' softly remarked the rulorpi Il ster
, the door had "iose,i on hi caller. "lio,s,,
that fG: . buggy? Th;l: woman is lic,, and
can easily afford Ia l,u.d one of the inrst
residences il the Land: hut she wouldn't IL.
satisfied with t!ic White House She IS ,,.t
{ much trouble, lhhu9sl,, compared With >.",.
OF my queer cu>tos,,srs. Only y~st.:.:r. II
young woman. came III t.la oil end ::.rl !irr
hHoth"r wanted to hire ~ N.'.,.. !a,l:.. her
about what rent stia wis. 4, - Fay il What
/ locality she wanted til" house. bow many
ro,us she needed nu, sav,.r,,l ..o,,, ,.o,,,,,,I,
u,,p.tions usunlv ,,s,,et, . ri ,,,. ,ril =. il ',',
didn't know anythn,r ,I,,,, i p.,h.,,,..
ha,, better lot her l,.,vn ,hn l..,rs ~ ~ ,ha
uuu.as hai +, lat mud her ,,,o,r,r ,,,,, ,at.a
her pick Tint is not, =, ,urln,r,o, .,,.rr,s
ton Of irexna,.innr.l hon.., h,,,,I,,.sy
PAYING Nc RENT
,u ina vo. t ,'s,sed for breath You
"ou'A n.y. thihR, he continued "thEt there
spoois i'ui"ei ot people hvhg IN very
I'LL, nv'ses IA ',ie i''st "'i''c'''ec oc''il'les,
n'l', tnl' they 90 NOT pay cents worth OF
! rent l couio l'o1h' OUT u dozen RESIDENCES
ehat nave 'Elea from one mouth TO ono year
, 10 ieht' ana inc o"'NH - require such large
p''ce 'h''' l; IS '@N' 'hie AS d house
: always M oe,'e: !" let ana moro
att''c'Nc 20 lue 'cuMci--for the
o"cuP'"i'S' u''ies' "''"''"tiy sloVehly, are
nonh" 70 Keep IL S"cp5 cleah and passaoly
tky-- nave loulin IL good policy to allow
persons 20 occupy tnrin until such time rs
they could be rented. Some o. this class Of
lieolI" icy er Think OF paying rent When the
house in which they have lived acquires a
tenant they boldly so the rounds Of tue real
estate men and ask for the CHANCES TO occuny
~, -, - st'l'@ ~ III ''"e''
A,o,Jo, class wall 1.,,o,,,, in th,, ,,,,.;,,o..
ore nrorpssion,, bcats 1hav obt,;, I-nrs ~
Ln,sa and keen thero for seysrnl Io,s l,r,
ing which they live in the housa nv the t;n,.